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Here and There on the Turf Eose Cross Natural Stayer i iSpringsteel Springsteel Improves With Age Time Clock Latonia Hope Washington Park Suffers Loss Rose Cross was the only natural stayer aomng the five starters in the Dwyer Stakes Saturday and the finish of the long mile and a half journey found him safely in front The Manhasset Stables good colt by SL Germans from the Whisk Broom H mare Red Red Rose is not a brilliant three yearold by any stretch of the imagination at this time but he at least had much more ability to sustain his speed at twelve fur ¬ longs than any of his four opponents one of which Singing Wood again proved that he is not constituted whether by breeding or physical ability to do his best at much more than a mile mileAlthough Although not nearly as good a performer as Twenty Grand nor even approaching St Brideaux in class Rose Cross like those good sons of St Germans is a horse which goes along at a steady pace and finds the faster steeds coming back to him later in the race The opening quarter of the Dwyer was timed in 24 and Rose Cross was slightly more than three lengths back of the leSder which meant that he required 25 to go this distance The final quarter of the race with Rose Cross showing the way was 25 seconds so it was plain that the Manhas aet colt was running faster at the end than when he started out outThis This colt belonging to Mrs Payne Whit ¬ neys daughter Mrs Charles Shipman Pay son and the latters friend Mrs Thomas Laughlin should continue a mightly useful performer even though he does not promise to get anything when he clashes with bril ¬ liant colts like Cavalcade Peace Chance and High Quest but there are enough distance races left on the calendar to give him the opportunity to pay his way It is hoped the proprietors of the Manhasset Stable will become encouraged by the success of Rose Cross to increase their thoroughbred hold ¬ ings and perhaps have one of the nations greater establishments Springsteel Marylandbred gelding by Sir Greysteel from Peeping Star and a very durable fellow scored his most noteworthy triumph Saturday when he accounted for the Granite State Handicap at Rockingham Park First money in this mile and a six ¬ teenth event 7220 was made possible through the promise that Equipoise would be among the contestants The champion had to decline however after the event was doubled in value which paved the way for the victory of Springsteel Sylvester Labrots steady fiveyearold was fortunate in being Continued on twentyseventh page HERE AND THERE ON THE TURR Continued from second page away fast and thereafter he made his dozen opponents follow his speed and like it itThe The grey gelding was unable to win a stake last season although he frequently started in such contests and usually waa close by However he was successful enough in overnight races to give his years record considerable tone As a threeyear old Springsteel accounted for two stakes and took some share of the purse in seven others while as a juvenile he accounted for the first running of the Maryland Breed ¬ ers Futurity at Laurel Remaining sound and with the will to run the Labrot veteran has done very well by himself this yeary winning the Miami Beach Handicap at Hia leah Park running second to Blessed Event in The Jockey Club Handicap at the same course and placing to Equipoise in the Phila ¬ delphia Handicap He has enough engage ¬ ments around the country to put the clincher on whether this will be Spring steels best season Time Clock will be the sole representative of Mrs Isabel Dodge Sloanes Brookmeade Stable in the Latonia Derby Saturday trainer Robert A Smith informed the writer in no uncertain terms The veteran condi ¬ tioner enjoying one of his best seasons never entertained thoroughly the idea of sending Cavalcade after the Covington Spe ¬ cial even though a bonus of 5000 is avail ¬ able if the winner previously has captured the Kentucky Derby The triple Derby vic ¬ tor is being reserved for the Classic at Ar ¬ lington Park on July 14 and Smith wishes to take no chances with him realizing that the Chicago stake with its probable gross value of 45000 is too important Further ¬ more Smith wished to give the popular son of Lancegaye a modest vacation after the Detroit Derby DerbyWithout Without Cavalcade the Brookmeade folk still retain an excellent opportunity of add ¬ ing the Latonia Derby to their already im ¬ posing list of conquests this season The Kentucky event is at a mile and a half a distance that apparently suits Time Clock to the proverbial T because he has natural aptitude for racing over the longer routes even though he was victorious in the Florida Derby at nine furlongs Time Clock has been Cavalcades running mate a couple of times without getting near the payoff sta ¬ tion but that is hardly a sign he will not be a capable lad when asked to step a mile and onehalf against what probably will be a medium sized field fieldWashington Washington Park ended one of its most unsatisfactory seasons in its history Satur ¬ day when its final feature the Illinois Oaks failed to attract a worth while field A bril ¬ liant program on closing day could hardly have made up for the tracks previous losses but the management headed by Col Matt Winn held its good humor right to the end The impresario despite the poor meeting was optimistic over the future of racing in Chicago and expressed the hope that Lincoln Fields like Washington Park a member of the American Turf Association group would have a successful term in September SeptemberThe The Illinois Oaks resulted in a set of brackets for Mata Hari as had been expect ¬ ed but Dixianas speedy filly had all she could to reach the end of the mile and a fur ¬ long of slow going with three lengths to spare over Dust Girl which is far from be ¬ ing a topnotcher Up to a mile the daugh ¬ ter of Peter Hastings simply laughed at her opposition which further increased the curiosity of many fans as to how good she was if asked for her very best at this dis ¬ tance Later in the season perhaps Mata Hari will go in a mile race against first grade competition Singing Wood or Peace Chance for example and then the public will know just how clever she is at this dis ¬ tance
